Also known as "One Eyed Fish" this is one of the few songs to have been teased in concert before it was fully played. Having been recorded in the Lillywhite Studio Sessions, Big Eyed Fish was released through a demo leak and became incredibly popular with fans. Known to have been soundchecked in 2000, fans knew the song had a high potential to be played in 2001 and drew up signs for it early on on the 2001 summer tour. And as the teases foreshadowed, the song made its debut in the encore of 5.14.01 as "Fish Monkey Man" on the 2001 Summer Tour. It quickly developed into the band's showpiece as classic 1-2 combo with Bartender featuring Roi on the Pennywhistle bridge. Since then, it has only been played full band a few times without preceding Bartender. When it is played into Bartender, song time ends as soon as Boyd's droning intro becomes the most prominent thing you hear. - dmbalmanac
Main Lyrics
Look at this big - eyed fish swimming in the sea oh
How it dreams to be a bird swoop and diving through the breeze
So one day caught a big old wave up on to the beach
Now he’s dead you see beneath the sea is where a fish should be
But oh God
Under the weight of life
Things seem brighter on the other side
You see this crazy man decided not to breathe
He turned red and blue -
purple, colorful indeed
No matter how his friends begged and pleaded the man would not concede
And now he’s dead you see the silly man should know you got to breathe
But oh God
Under the weight of life
Things seem brighter on the other side
Oh God
Under the weight of life
Things seem so much better on the other side
No way, no way
No way out of here
You see the little monkey sitting up in his monkey tree
One day decided to climb down and run off to
the city
But look at him now lost tired living in the street
As good as dead you see what a monkey does - stay up your tree
But oh God
Under the weight of life
Things seem brighter on the other side
Oh God
Under the weight of life
Things seem so much better on the other side
No way, no way, no way
No way out of here
Rain in my dreams
Fall away
Alternate lyrics taken from the 2000 "Lillywhite Sessions".
Story of a man who decided not to breathe
Turned red, purple, and blue, colorful indeed
No matter how his friends begged, well, he would not concede
And now he's dead, 'cause everybody know you've got to breathe
But, oh God, under the weight of life
Things seem brighter on the other side
Lighter on the other side
another one, see this monkey, sittin' in his tree
One day decided to climb down and ran
off to the city
Look at him now, tired, and drunk, and living in the street
As good as dead, you see, a monkey should know "stay up your tree"
But, oh God, under the weight of life
Things seem brighter on the other side
Oh God, but under the weight of life
Things seem much lighter on the other side
No way, no way, no way out
another one, a big eyed fish, swimmin' in the sea
And how he dreamed, he wants to be a bird, swooping diving through the breeze
One
day, he caught big blue wave up on to the beach
Now he's dead, you see, a fish's dreams should stay in the sea
well God, under the weight of life
Things seem brighter on the other side
But, oh God, under the weight of life
Things seem brighter on the other side
No way, no way, no way out
No way out...
Other Alternate/Working Titles: One Eyed Fish, Fish Monkey Man, Man Bird Fish Monkey, Fishman & the Drunk Monkey, Fish Monkey, A Little Fishy, Street Fish, Roi's Bent Fish, Fish Schtick
Clean Lyric
Paragraph Lyric
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Look at this big eyed fish swinning in the sea, Oh
How he dreams to be a bird,
swoop and
diving through the breeze
so one day cought a big old wave up on to the beach
and now he's dead you see
beneath the sea is where a fish should be
But, Oh God
under the weight of life
things seem brighter on the other side
you see
This crazy man decieded not to breath
He turned red and blue purple, colorful indeed
no matter how his friends begged and pleeded the man would not concede
And now he's dead you see
the silly man should know
you got to breath
But, Oh God
under the weight of life
thingsseem brighter on the other side
Oh God
under the weight of life
things seem so much better on the other side
no way, no way,
no way out of here
you see the little monkey
sitting up in his monkey tree
one day he decied to come down
and run off to the city
but look at him now lost and tired lying in the street
as good as dead you see what monkey Does
stay up in
your tree
But, Oh God
under the weight of life
thingsseem brighter on the other side
Oh God
under the weight of life
things seem so much better on the other side
No way, now way,
no way, no way out of here
Rain on my dreams
fall away
300
Look at this big eyed fish swinning in the sea, Oh How he dreams to be a bird, swoop and diving through the breeze so one day cought a big old wave up on to the beach and now he's dead you see beneath the sea is where a fish should be But, Oh God under the weight of life things seem brighter on the other side you see This crazy man decieded not to breath He turned red and blue purple, colorful indeed no matter how his friends begged and pleeded the man would not concede And now he's dead you see the silly man should know you got to breath But, Oh God under the weight of life thingsseem brighter on the other side Oh God under the weight of life things seem so much better on the other side no way, no way, no way out of here you see the little monkey sitting up in his monkey tree one day he decied to come down and run off to the city but look at him now lost and tired lying in the street as good as dead you see what monkey Does stay up in your tree But, Oh God under the weight of life thingsseem brighter on the other side Oh God under the weight of life things seem so much better on the other side No way, now way, no way, no way out of here Rain on my dreams fall away
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